The Drop-off and Pick-up Method: An Approach to Reduce Nonresponse Bias in Natural Resource Surveys

Small-scale Forestry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-318

  Allred, Shorna Broussard ^a   Ross Davis, Amy ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop off pick up method; Nonresponse bias; Survey methodology; Survey research; Woodland owners

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCE; SURVEY METHOD; WOODLAND;

EID: 80052024857     PISSN: 18737617     EISSN: 18737854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11842-010-9150-y     Document Type: Article

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